All His pictures are like that, if you've noticed.
But I don't believe He could really have looked so sad or the children would have been afraid of Him."
"Anne," said Marilla, wondering why she had not broken into this speech long before, "you shouldn't talk that way. It's irreverent-positively irreverent."
Anne's eyes marveled.
"Why, I felt just as reverent as could be. I'm sure I didn't mean to be irreverent."
"Well I don't suppose you did-but it doesn't sound right to talk so familiarly about such things.
And another thing, Anne, when I send you after something you're to bring it at once and not fall into mooning and imagining before pictures.
Remember that.
Take that card and come right to the kitchen.
Now, sit down in the corner and learn that prayer off by heart."